title: Electrohydraulic lithotripsy of renal and ureteral calculi.
abstract: Electrohydraulic lithotripsy was used to manage 45 upper tract calculi (23 renal and 22 ureteral stones) in 40 patients. Electrohydraulic lithotripsy successfully fragmented 91% of the calculi. All ureteral fragments cleared; in 2 patients with renal calculi solitary 4 mm. stone fragments remained. There were no intraoperative or long-term complications directly related to the use of electrohydraulic lithotripsy in the upper urinary tract. We conclude that intrarenal and intraureteral electrohydraulic lithotripsy is a safe, effective, inexpensive means to perform intracorporeal lithotripsy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urologic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Denstedt
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Clayman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000032:analysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000032:analysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*